Remote Worker Insights
140 companies answer 6 questions
Learn a bit more about some of the great people who answered the Remote.co Q&As as they share some of their remote worker insights and anecdotes on work-life balance, remote work environments, and more.
What is your personal remote work environment?
Lately I’ve been traveling a lot so my work environment tends to be airplanes, hotels or my apartment. At home I have a 27” iMac…
Laptop on a docking station feeding into dual monitors. Printers. Dedicated room in the house. Pretty standard.
I used to work sitting down with a large monitor and my laptop connected together. I’ve since started standing, working from my laptop in various…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
Not being bound by other’s definition of when I should be doing my best work or my best living.
Never having to disconnect from family.
Flexibility, better work-life balance, and the ability to manage my own schedule so I have more time for family, friends, and hobbies.
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
I eat every meal I can with my kids (most days 3 meals per day). It’s the perfect way to get your brain off of…
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This question is well-phrased because it uses the word “integration” instead of “balance.” I used to find myself carrying a lot of guilt and stress…
My husband and I run Greenback together and we have three small children (ages 5, 2 and 11 months), so it’s always a bit of…
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
It’s very difficult to do, but extremely important. I try to have time with my family and friends as a regular part of my day…
I make time to exercise daily. I do ten miles on my bike each day at sunset on a bike trail near my house. I…
Develop good habits and remember that it’s OK to switch off sometimes. Also if you’re stuck on something or you have worked too many hours,…
What is your favorite business book?
Permission Marketing by Seth Godin The 99u Series: Make Your Mark: The Creative’s Guide to Building a Business with Impact A Beautiful Constraint by Adam…
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg.
I like the Harvard Business Review Books on Managing People and Change Management, and I love “The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni.
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
A friend in human resources once told me that she measures the health of an organization by how helpful its people are. I’ve still not…
When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.…
Development is always prone to pitfalls and hiccups, and as consultants we often operate on deadlines. When kicking off a new project, my advice to…
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
I strongly prefer not to use any coworking spaces. I find these really odd. I guess it’s my personal freaktivity thing, as many people love these.…
I’ve answered work emails from a lot of places. The worst has probably been public restrooms while waiting for a kid to “go”. The weirdest?…
Earlier this fall, I spent the day working in a grassy area nestled in the middle of Catholic University’s campus. It was a few yards…
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